TABLE 1 OPERATIONS with 90 Beds (30 patients per day)

BEDS REQUIRED CHECKIN DAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Monday Tuesday Wedsnesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Total: 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30

30 30

30 60

30 90

90

90

60

TABLE 1 is a room- occupancy table for the existing system. Each row in the table follows the patients that checked in o indicate the number of patients in the hospital on a given day. For example, the first row of the table shows that 30 peop summing the columns of the table for Wednesday, we see that there are 90 patients staying in the hospital that day. 1. How well is the hospital currently utilizing its beds? 2. Develop a similar table to show the effects of adding operations on Saturday. (Assume that 30 operations would still b would this affect the utilization of the bed capacity? Is this capacity sufficient for the additional patients? 3. Now look at the effect of increasing the number of beds by 50 percent. How many operations could the hospital perfor of bed capacity? (Assume operations are performed five days per week, with the same number per-formed on each day resources be utilized relative to the current operation? Could the hospital really perform this many operations? Why? (Hi 12 surgeons and the five operating rooms.)-SEE BELOW

The medical facilities at DR.S- consist of five operating rooms, a patient recovery room, a laboratory, and six examinatio average, 150 operations per week, with patients generally staying at the hospital for three days. Although operations are week, the remainder of the hospital is in operation continuously to attend to recovering patients. An operation at DR.S- H of the 12 full- time surgeons assisted by one of seven part- time assistant surgeons. Surgeons generally take about one perform each hernia operation, and they operate on four patients per day. The surgeons day ends at 4 P. M., although t every 14th night and every 10th weekend.

SATURDAY SUNDAY

30

30

30 30

ble follows the patients that checked in on a given day. The columns first row of the table shows that 30 people and Wednesday. By ients staying in the hospital that day.

. (Assume that 30 operations would still be performed each day.) How the additional patients? many operations could the hospital perform per day before running out e same number per-formed on each day.) How well would the new perform this many operations? Why? (Hint: Look at the capacity of the

ry room, a laboratory, and six examination rooms. DR.S- performs, on al for three days. Although operations are performed only five days a overing patients. An operation at DR.S- Hospital is performed by one ons. Surgeons generally take about one hour to prepare for and surgeons day ends at 4 P. M., although they can expect to be on call